Capesh Posted March 12, 2021 Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) Byond key: Capesh Discord key: Errant#3216 Character Name: Arlo (AI). Item name: Arlo's Hologram. Item function(s): Unique hologram. Item description: A sleek, unfamiliar voidsuit that still bears design choices from seemingly everywhere. Why is your character bringing this item to work?: Did you know the little blurb about AI custom items note that it can both have a hologram AND a core sprite in one bundle? Did you also know I've had a custom core since forever but no hologram for it? Well, in celebration of updating that particular core sprite I've also procured a unique hologram! So. Why does it look the way it does? Well, those who recall Arlo perhaps noticed he had a particular quirk when it came to showing himself on a holopad: no facial features, ever. That is to say, the AI actively sought out any crewmember wearing a concealing voidsuit or hardsuit to pick as his own. The intelligence was always proud of his heritage as AI, but realized that being a floating amalgam, a carp, or a hovering face would - granted - freak out the crew. So would being a copy of an already active crewmember. Having organic features was also never his jam. So, what could pass as something opague yet familiar? Unknown yet reassuring? Well a voidsuit of course! So now, finally, he has designed his very own based on a species that never existed, molded from code and given form by holo emitters. How did your character obtain this item: He made it all by his own. A true pulled-from-bootstraps story! What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: Think I answered that above. The hologram itself has rather marked value to Arlo, as it is what people will interact with when they wish something to look at other than the closest winking camera. It tells the story of the Head of Security becoming fed up with the AI politely asking them to put on their voidsuit for a few moments every shift so eventually they said "dammit Arlo do your own" so he did. Sprites: I put a short sequence of the hologram in-action. Additional Comments: Imaging having a custom AI sprite then returning like a year later to update and complement it with a hologram, huh? Oh, and both this and the upcoming core update sprites were done by the ever-lovely nicc. 2021-03-11_16-53-13.mp4 Edited March 12, 2021 by Capesh
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